* supports.
   *
   * <p>The returned multiset will throw an {@link IllegalArgumentException} on attempts to add
   * elements outside its range.
   *
   * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code tailMultiset(lowerBound,
   * lowerBoundType).headMultiset(upperBound, upperBoundType)}.
   */
  SortedMultiset<E> subMultiset(
      @ParametricNullness E lowerBound,
      BoundType lowerBoundType,

   * supports.
   *
   * <p>The returned multiset will throw an {@link IllegalArgumentException} on attempts to add
   * elements outside its range.
   *
   * <p>This method is equivalent to {@code tailMultiset(lowerBound,
   * lowerBoundType).headMultiset(upperBound, upperBoundType)}.
   */
  SortedMultiset<E> subMultiset(
      @ParametricNullness E lowerBound,
      BoundType lowerBoundType,

    return forward;
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> headMultiset(E upperBound, BoundType boundType) {
    return forward.tailMultiset(upperBound, boundType).descendingMultiset();
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> tailMultiset(E lowerBound, BoundType boundType) {
    return forward.headMultiset(lowerBound, boundType).descendingMultiset();
  }

  @Override
  boolean isPartialView() {

    // These are checked elsewhere, but NullPointerTester wants them checked eagerly.
    checkNotNull(fromBoundType);
    checkNotNull(toBoundType);
    return tailMultiset(fromElement, fromBoundType).headMultiset(toElement, toBoundType);
  }

  abstract Iterator<Entry<E>> descendingEntryIterator();

  Iterator<E> descendingIterator() {

    return getSubMultiset(0, elementSet.headIndex(upperBound, checkNotNull(boundType) == CLOSED));
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> tailMultiset(E lowerBound, BoundType boundType) {
    return getSubMultiset(
        elementSet.tailIndex(lowerBound, checkNotNull(boundType) == CLOSED), length);
  }

      BoundType toBoundType) {
    // These are checked elsewhere, but NullPointerTester wants them checked eagerly.
    checkNotNull(fromBoundType);
    checkNotNull(toBoundType);
    return tailMultiset(fromElement, fromBoundType).headMultiset(toElement, toBoundType);
  }

  abstract Iterator<Entry<E>> descendingEntryIterator();

  Iterator<E> descendingIterator() {

    return getSubMultiset(0, elementSet.headIndex(upperBound, checkNotNull(boundType) == CLOSED));
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> tailMultiset(E lowerBound, BoundType boundType) {
    return getSubMultiset(
        elementSet.tailIndex(lowerBound, checkNotNull(boundType) == CLOSED), length);
  }

        "Expected lowerBound <= upperBound but %s > %s",
        lowerBound,
        upperBound);
    return tailMultiset(lowerBound, lowerBoundType).headMultiset(upperBound, upperBoundType);
  }

  @Override
  public abstract ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> tailMultiset(E lowerBound, BoundType boundType);

  /**
   * Returns a builder that creates immutable sorted multisets with an explicit comparator. If the

        "Expected lowerBound <= upperBound but %s > %s",
        lowerBound,
        upperBound);
    return tailMultiset(lowerBound, lowerBoundType).headMultiset(upperBound, upperBoundType);
  }

  @Override
  public abstract ImmutableSortedMultiset<E> tailMultiset(E lowerBound, BoundType boundType);

  /**
   * Returns a builder that creates immutable sorted multisets with an explicit comparator. If the

    expectAddFailure(sortedMultiset.tailMultiset(b.getElement(), OPEN), b);
    expectAddFailure(sortedMultiset.tailMultiset(c.getElement(), CLOSED), a);
    expectAddFailure(sortedMultiset.tailMultiset(c.getElement(), CLOSED), b);
    expectAddFailure(sortedMultiset.tailMultiset(c.getElement(), OPEN), a);
    expectAddFailure(sortedMultiset.tailMultiset(c.getElement(), OPEN), b);
    expectAddFailure(sortedMultiset.tailMultiset(c.getElement(), OPEN), c);
  }